Just a question that was asked to me from a real cheapskate about enemas.

My cheap neighbor across the street. A couple of years ago he bought a new home and moved out of the one across the street so he could rent it. He and his wife have four cars and you can tell they have money. I see how he got rich. When he moved he hired five homeless people from the church down in town. They packed him up loaded it, unloaded it and the new place and even set it up. He gave them $100.00 for the two day’s work. He tried to hire them for something else and they refused. When he rented the house he stated he would take off a whopping $10.00 if the tenants would do the yard work if not they would have to pay the full $1500.00 He knows that landscapers charge him $60.00 to keep it up. Which he does himself because he is just that cheap. Don’t get me wrong. They are nice and he always is telling jokes. He tells some dirty jokes but never crosses the line. They are in their late 60’s.

Yesterday I was in the driveway washing my car and his wife comes over and starts talking to me while he was taking care of the yard. Then he comes over. He says can I ask you a question about enemers. That is how he talks when he is about to tell a joke. So I started laughing before he even began. I said sure. He said well next week they are going to do a prostate biopsy and it says he has to use a fleet enemer two hours before. I said okay and? He said,”do I have to buy one”? His wife smacked him and said,”you already asked his nurse the same thing”. All of a sudden I realize he is serious. I said do what your doctor ordered. He asked if I had one and I said no but they don’t cost but two to three dollars. He said can I just do it myself. I said of course, you don’t need you wife or anyone to help you. He said no. What I mean is I will just use the old fashioned bag we have and add some salt. His wife kept smacking him and telling him to stop and just go buy one. He was like no I want to save some money. I said well fleets are sterile. He said but that is money going down the toilet, literally true. I said well you know how they do that is by poking a hole in you and taking samples. He said and that fleet enemer is going to save me by being sterile because there is nasty stuff in there anyway. I said yes and you do not want to introduce other nasty stuff. I had never been asked this before and I have been asked some crazy questions. So I said why don’t you ask your doctor about the (enemer) I said it like that joking back. He said,”oh no he charges for every little thing”. He went back to doing the yard and his wife continued talking to me.

I started thinking about it. I wonder if it really would matter?

How absolutely crazy and cheap that guy is. My lord. As far as his question, unless the introduced material contained pathologic bacteria it wouldn't matter a bit.

Lmao thats beats it all

Got to feel sorry for his wife. What she puts up with.

. . . . he comes over. He says can I ask you a question about enemers. . . . .

How absolutely crazy and cheap that guy is. My lord. As far as his question, unless the introduced material contained pathologic bacteria it wouldn't matter a bit.

I know you must mean pathologic BACTERIER. 😁 😁 😁

Have you thought of this? Maybe this guy wants a bag, not a Fleet and thought he'd ask a medical professional, female about it. It could be that he is asking for permission to use the old bag remedy, cause it is exciting to him. He might be a cheap prick AND a hiding in the closet Klysmo.?

Interesting that he mentioned "we" have an old fashioned bag.

Very funny Susie

They probably do have an old bag. I doubt this guy would buy anything new until the old whatever broke. But to him he probably thinks fleets are the newfangled way. Also who knows how old the bag he is talking about is. If it was bought new or what has crawled in and on it. Who has used it etc. He is a hoarder also. They had one of those exercise bikes where you tighten something to make it harder to pedal. It was all rusty. They also had one of those belt machines you plug in and it vibrates. His wife was asking me if I knew anyone who wanted them. But they had to come over when he wasn't there and take them. I actually miss them living across the street. He always had me laughing.

Weird story, that's why I have a high fence.

I had a prostate biopsy done five months ago and the doctor did not order or suggest an enema before the procedure, and when I asked about it was told it wasn't normally needed. Sometimes things could get a little messy but it was no big deal. I said that I would die of embarrassment if that happened. Needless to say I was well cleaned out before my appointment

I don't know if enemas are required by all doctors. I just now looked it up and it seems to be pretty normal. I know this man and there is no reason he would lie. He has asked my opinion on a lot of things. His wife got scratched by one of their cats once and he brought her over and asked me if she needed to go to the doctor. She needed to go to the ER not wait and go to the doctor the next day. I get asked questions in the grocery store and other places. It's pretty obvious I am a nurse. I wear scrubs everyday, I carry my stethoscope more than a purse. My name tag with my photo says Registered Nurse on it and I have a bumper sticker on my car that says. "Nurses...we keep doctors from killing you". LOL

I just thought that it was cute. Oh and who knows what is in tap water because I know he would not spend the money to buy sterile water.

I had a prostate biopsy done five months ago and the doctor did not order or suggest an enema before the procedure, and when I asked about it was told it wasn't normally needed. Sometimes things could get a little messy but it was no big deal. I said that I would die of embarrassment if that happened. Needless to say I was well cleaned out before my appointment

I don't know how this can even be done without being thoroughly cleaned with enemas first. Poking through feces and plunging into a gland to remove a core has to be a guarantee of an infection.

By the way, you never has a prostate biopsy.

But he might have been prostate to get it. Oh well, my bad.

Thank you Susie for correcting my spelling grammar but the story is as it happened.

I know! The prostate was the joke.

I don't know why, but the women here always spell it correctly and half the men spell it wrong.

Sounds to like this free-loading bum just wanted some free advise, and them was wanting Tabitha to give him the enema all at her own expense, even though he was told what to do by the nurse at the doctors office.

He is just cheap and hoped I would say it was okay or that I might have had one to give to him. As in not actually give to him but say Oh I have one you can have it and don't worry you don't have to pay for it.

Susie, that had to be the funniest thing I have read in a very long time. Thanks for the laugh.

The question of sterility boggles my mind. I can't understand why a medical professional would even say something like that. Did I miss something? I would think someone with even the most basic knowledge of human anatomy and function would know better. Or maybe that's just me?

Mashie

I thought one reason for using enemas in the first place was because once you have the equipment,l if you take care of it, it will last a lifetime. If you spread the cost across all those enemas, it becomes enormously cheaper than laxatives!!

Lisa---You are quite right. Once you have bought your equipment, it becomes very cheap entertainment.

hankb

Interesting comments by all. The prostate biopsy procedure has just changed in Australia and the needle is inserted through the perineum rather than rectally. There is no prior bowel preparation.

@ lisak Well, that IS one reason, ROFL!

Just an update. I went out with some friends and one happened to be a nurse that worked for a urologic surgery clinic. When the night started to get boring I brought up this story. She said the three doctors she works for all say that is the patient has a BM two hours before the procedure they do not have to do an enema. The enema is to keep the patient from having a BM during the procedure. Also they prefer the patient not to have a BM for a few hours after. This will give the areas time to close without feces getting pushed in open wounds.

I guess as was stated that is a good reason for fences, and also living in the middle of no where and having a guard dog

I know! The prostate was the joke.

I don't know why, but the women here always spell it correctly and half the men spell it wrong.

Of course, Switchblade. Us guys got one, so we don't think about it. You women don't, so you want to find out about it.

My urologist insisted on an enema and he also gave me an injection of an antibiotic to stave off any infections. I went several steps further and took three enemas before the biopsy. Also, since I was "in the closet" about enemas, if gave me an opportunity to buy a nice 3-qt bag and custom nozzle for the prep, which is now in a drawer in the dresser. I still tend to use my 4-qt Klystra for my morning enemas.